Valve officials confirm that the long-delayed shooter is thisclose from gold status.
After years of missed launch dates and release mishaps, the Half-Life 2 saga is entering its final chapter. Doug Lombardi, Valve"s director of marketing, confirmed to GameSpot today that the release candidate for the game has been sent to its publisher, VU Games, for approval. "Yes, the release candidate went to VUG yesterday," he said.
Word of the submission first came via a forum post from Valve CEO Gabe Newell. "The RC went to VU yesterday," read Newell"s one-line post on the hl2fallout.com forums. In light of the recent false postings on the site, shacknews.com confirmed the post"s authenticity. "Yes. Getting close," Newell responded.